David Ortiz ties another Red Sox legend with career homer No. 521 From this point on, every home run David Ortiz hits in his final MLB season will be significant for one reason or another. That was especially true though on Friday. With one big swing, Ortiz tied three Hall of Famers for 19th place on the all-time home run list by hitting No. 521 for his career. Those Hall of Famers include … [Read more...]

David Price weighs in on the NBA's credibility Stephen Curry's wife isn't the only one taking a strong stance against the NBA on social media.  Boston Red Sox ace David Price officially weighed in on the questionable officiating during Game 6 of the NBA Finals — which the Cleveland Cavaliers won to force a decisive Game 7 against the Golden State Warriors in Oakland on Sunday night — … [Read more...]

Padres on defensive after critical claims from Filipino community The San Diego Padres were on the defensive Friday after the local Filipino community was critical of the planning and execution of Filipino Heritage Night, which the team hosted on June 4. In statement released on Friday, the Filipino community called out the franchise for "devaluing" Filipino Heritage Night, in part because … [Read more...]

Bartolo Colon doubles, scores, and makes more history Bartolo Colon's 2016 season is the gift that keeps on giving, not just to the fans but to his team, the New York Mets. He hit his first major league home run on May 7, and at 42 became the oldest player to hit his first career homer. His at-bats are a continuous joy, and he's pitching well to boot. And on Thursday night, Bartolo showed … [Read more...]

Denard Span's return to Tampa is a delight for his biggest fan Wanda Wilson has had to dramatically alter her sleeping schedule this baseball season with her son, San Francisco Giants center fielder Denard Span. She lives in Tampa and Span is, for the time in his career, playing so many of his games at night on the West Coast. You can see how that would troubling. She gets a welcomed … [Read more...]

Justin Turner, Yasmani Grandal argue in dugout after near-mistake There haven't been a lot of reports of teammates fighting with each other this season, so if you're looking for some intra-team drama, this story might be for you. J.P. Hoornstra of Inside the Dodgers reported that Los Angeles Dodgers teammates Justin Turner and Yasmani Grandal got into a heated dugout argument on Thursday, … [Read more...]

Podcasts: Podcast: Jose's Future In episode No. 6 of the Rotoworld Baseball Podcast, D.J. Short and Drew Silva discuss uncertainty surrounding Jose Reyes and David Wright and the promotions of Willson Contreras and Cody Reed. They also break down what to expect from Blake Snell and Jameson Taillon now that they are back in the majors, and take reader/listener questions in the Rotoworld … [Read more...]

Baseball Daily Dose: Dose: Practically Perfect Colby Lewis was on the cusp of making baseball history … and then he wasn’t. That’s baseball for you. Thursday the Rangers right-hander came within four outs of throwing the 24th perfect game in major league history. When that ship sailed—Oakland first baseman Yonder Alonso drew a two-out walk in the eighth inning—Lewis still had a chance for his … [Read more...]

Odubel Herrera gets forgetful, tries to end eighth inning early Not every baseball game can be a close contest or a virtuoso pitching performance. Sometimes, a team is just totally dominated by their opponent. When that happens, it can be hard to keep your head in the game, as a fan or especially as a player. Keeping track of the number of outs is important, which is a lesson that … [Read more...]

The Walk Off: Victor Martinez puts on power show in Tigers win Welcome to The Walk Off, the nightly MLB recap from Big League Stew. Here we'll look at the top performers of the night, show you a must-see highlight and rundown the scoreboard. First, we start with a game you need to know about. Victor Martinez and the Detroit Tigers flexed their muscle in a big way on Thursday night. Martinez … [Read more...]